So for some Reason Spook somehow ended up in the best sidekick poll which is wrong.

So this is a poll for biggest breakout character. It's a character that was meant as only a secondary or even a single appearance. But became so popular they either become THE character of the show and sometimes get their own show.

The most classical example is, of course, the Fonz. But Spook too, You could argue Vader(if we look at moves) He is far my iconic and "popular" than any of the heroes from Star Wars.

You have Steve Urkle, Fraiser etc.And from animation, you have Bart Simpson, Bender, Stewie etc.

The 3 prequels changed the focus of the original 3 from Luke's story to Vader's. It takes him from childhood to young Jedi, to turning to the dark side, to discovering his children and final redemption. So in that case Luke and Leia are breakout characters!

Rodney McKay from Stargate and Stargate Atlantis. He was supposed to be a one off foil for Samantha Carter in Stargate and by season 2 of Stargate Atlantis it was the Dr. Rodney McKay show. Loved both shows.

Well, if you want to measure it in terms of who became a major Hollywood star, Steve McQueen's career took off from his role as bounty hunter Josh Randall in the 1950's TV Western "Wanted Dead or Alive." That show was a spin-off from an episode of "Trackdown," about a Texas Ranger, played by Robert Culp.

Angel was always intended to be a proper character. Spike on the other hand was suppose tp be killed in his first episode. But proved so popular that he became a regular. Then when buffy ended they brought him over to Angel.

IMHO, YMMV (OMG! ROFTL! YOLO IMGRA) Watson was the only sidekick proper on the final list.

Star Trek was patterned after naval customs and operations, and as such, no matter how much we want the Captain to be "the" guy, going to sea is a team sport. The great power conferred on the commanding officer of a naval ship is the opportunity to be humiliated and fired in public when something goes wrong. No sidekicks in the core leadership team.

That said, +1 to etotheipi.

Thanks. Yeah, he was really goofy looking, too. I bet nobody though he was going to become popular…